Since socialist dictator Nicholas Maduro came to power in Venezuela, the once

prosperous country has seen crushing declines in oil revenues, dire

shortages of essential goods, and hyper-inflation topping 100,000 percent,

and that sent migrants flooding throughout the region and to the U.S.

This week the Venezuelan government declared Maduro the winner of a contested presidential election

but the opposition party and US officials say the supposed victory is a sham.

In this episode we talk with a foreign policy expert about the is a

show,

supposed to talk with a foreign policy expert about the disputed election, the Biden administration's role in it,

and what a second Trump term might mean for Venezuela's future.

I'm Daly Weyer, editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia Howell.

It's August 3rd, and this is a Saturday edition of Morning Wire.

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The following is the full interview.

Joining us to discuss the massively controversial election in Venezuela and the US response to it is

Victoria Coates Vice President of National Security and Foreign Policy at

the Heritage Foundation. Victoria, thank you so much for coming on.

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